The Union Forces Engaged at Charleston, S.C.
Department of The South Major General Quincy A. Gillmore
Battery Wagner, July 18
First Division Brig. General Truman Seymour (w)
First Brigade Brig. General George C. Strong (m w)
6th Conn. Colonel John N. Chatfield (m w);
Captain John N. Tracy
9th Me. Colonel Sabine Emery (w)
54th Mass. Colonel Robert G. Shaw (k);
Captain Luis F. Emilio
3rd N.H. Colonel John H. Jackson (w)
48th N.Y. Colonel William B. Barton (w)
76th Pa. Captain John S. Littell
Second Brigade Colonel Haldimand S. Putnam (k)
7th N.H. Lieut. Colonel Joseph C. Abbott
100th N.Y. Colonel George B. Dandy
62nd Ohio Colonel Francis B. Pond
67th Ohio Colonel Alvn c. Voris
Artillery Lieut. Colonel Richard W. Jackson
Captain Loomis L. Langdon
C 3rd R.I. Captan Charles R. Brayton
E 3rd U.S. Lieutenant John R. Myrick
Total Union Losses:
2,246 killed, 880 wounded, 389 captured or missing
Grand Total: 3,515
The Strength of the assaulting column, exclusive of Stevenson's
brigade held in reserve, is estimated at 5,000.
Notes: Captain Loomis Langdon was in charge of the siege batteries.
SIEGE OPERATIONS AUGUST-SEPTEMBER
Morris Island Brig. General Alfred H. Terry
First Brigade Colonel Henry R. Guss
9th Me. Lieut. Colonel Z.H. robinson
3rd N.H. Captain James F. Randlett
4th N.H. Lieut. Colonel Louis Bell
97th Pa. Major Galusha Pennypacker
Second Brigade Colonel Joshua B. Howell
39th Ill. Colonel Thomas O. Osborn
62nd Ohio Colonel F.B. Pond
67th Ohio Major Lewis Butler
85th Pa. Major Edward Campbell
Third Brigade Brig. General Thomas G. Stevenson
7th Conn. Colonel Joseph R. Hawley
10th Conn. Major Edwin S. Greely
24th Mass. Colonel Francis A. Osborn
7th N.H. Lieut. Colonel J.C. Abbott
100th N.Y. Colonel G.B. dandy
Fourth Brigade Colonel James Montgomery
54th Mass. Colonel M.S. Littlefield
2nd S.C. Lieut. Colonel W.W. Marple
3rd U.S.C.T. Colonel B.C. Tilghman
Fifth Brigade Colonel W.W.H.Davis
47th N.Y. Major C.R. McDonald
Independent N.Y. Battalion Captain M. Schmitt
52nd Pa. Lieut. Colonel H.M. Hoyt
104th Pa. Major E.L. Rogers
Artillery Lieut. Colonel R.W. Jackson;
Captain L.L. Langdon
B Section 3rd R.I. Captain Albert E. Green
C Section 3rd R.I. Captain Charles R. Brayton
D Section 3rd R.I. Captain Richard G. Shaw
H Section 3rd R.I. Captain Augustus W. Colwell
I Section 3rd R.I. Captain Charles G. Strahan
M Section 3rd R.I. Captain Joseph J. Comstock, Jr.
B Section 1st U.S. Lieutenant Guy V. Henry
C Section 1st U.S.(1) Lieutenant James E. Wilson
E Section 3rd U.S. Lieutenant John R. Myrick
B Section 3rd N.Y. Captain James E. Ashcroft
F Section 3rd N.Y. Captain Paul Birchmeyer
Miscellaneous
11th Me. (1) Lieutenant Charles Sellmer
I 1st Mass. Cavalry Lieutenant Charles V. Holt
1st N.Y. Engineers Colonel Edward W. Serrell
North End Of Polly Island Brig. General Israel Vogdes
African Brigade Brig. General Edward A. Wild
55th Mass. Colonel Norwood P. Hallowell
1st N.C. Colonel James C. Beecher
2nd N.C.(1) Colonel Alonzo G. Draper
3rd N.C.(1) Captain John Wilder
Foster's Brigade Brig. General R.S. Foster
13th Ind. Colonel Cyrus J. Dobbs
112th N.Y. Colonel Jeremiah C. Drake
169th N.Y. Colonel Clarence Buell
Alford's Brigade Colonel Samuel M. Alford
3rd N.Y. Lieut. Colonel E.G. Floyd
89th N.Y. Colonel Harrison S. Fairchild
103rd N.Y. Colonel William Heine
117th N.Y. Colonel Alvin White
Artillery
1st Conn. Captain A.P. Rockwell
South End Of Polly Island Brig. General George H. Gordon
First Brigade Brig. General A. Schimmelfennig
41st N.Y. Lieut. Colonel Detleo von Einsiedel
54th N.Y. Captain Clemens Knipschild
127th N.Y. Lieut. Colonel Stewart L. Woodford
142nd N.Y. Colonel N. Martin Curtis
107th Ohio Captian William Smith
74th Pa. Captain Henry Krauseneck
Second Brigade Brig. General Adelbert Ames
17th Conn. Colonel W.H. Noble
40th Mass. Lieut. Colonel Joseph A. Dalton
144th N.Y. Colonel David E. Gregory
157th N.Y. Major James C. Carmichael
25th Ohio Captain Nathaniel Haughton
75th Ohio Colonel A.L. Harris
Notes:
The effective strength of the land forces employed against Charleston
ranged from 11,000 to 16,000 men.
Union losses July 10th - September 7th:
Killed Wounded Captured Total
Morris Island (July 10) 15 91 0 106
Battery Wagner (July 11) 49 123 167 339
Battery Wagner (July 18) 246 880 389 1,515
Siege Operations (7/18-9/7) 71 278 9 358
Grand Total 381 1,372 565 2,318
The losses from September 8 to December 31 were:
14 killed, 42 wounded, 0 missing
total: 56
The 54th Mass. and 2nd S.C. were colored regiments.
Parenthetical one (1) denotes a detachment strength unit.
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